Having an open floor plan might seem scary to some and it can be quite difficult to get used to in certain cases. The idea of having no walls to separate the living room from the kitchen or the bedroom from the lounge area or the bathroom is not common in some regions and even if it were that wouldn’t work for everyone. But there’s an easy and elegant way to deal with this inconvenient: just use room dividers.

Sideboards usually have short legs and in some cases they even go all the way down to the floor. Also, the traditional kind sometimes featured a hutch at the top which was used for the display of China and other things. Modern sideboards such as this one from Fiona McDonald have little in common with the original designs. Nevertheless, they keep alive the spirit and charm of this furniture piece. The term sideboard is the most widely used one from the ones previously mentioned.

The modules can be combined in a lot of different ways. In a way, they are similar to Lego bricks and they offer the use plenty of flexibility in terms of form and the angle at which they are displayed.